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People are, well, only human. We know that. The rule of law is

borne out in identifying, condemning, and punishing those who violate the standards on which we all agree. This is exactly what we do in America. James Inhofe For what do we live, but to make sport for our neighbors and laugh at them in our turn? Jane Austen Criticism in a time of war is essential to the maintenance of any kind of democratic government. Robert Taft I try to keep myself on an even keel by trying to be as critical of myself as I am of other people. I try to separate my performance from myself. Damon Hill Most of the successful people I've known are the ones who do more listening than talking. Bernard Baruch
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Red Carpet Enterprise has been really well received since one guy can install

it in about an hour, and it makes it trivial to deal with software management issues like deploying updates and creating standard package sets for your various machines. Nat Friedman Excessive sorrow laughs. Excessive joy weeps. William Blake Morality is a test of our conformity rather than our integrity. Jane Rule We should be as careful of the books we read, as of the company we keep. The dead very often have more power than the living. Tryon Edwards Build a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Is the minor convenience of allowing the present generation the luxury of doubling

its energy consumption every 10 years worth the major hazard of exposing the next 20,000 generations to this lethal waste? David R. Brower The democracy process provides for political and social change without violence. Aung San Suu Kyi The difference between an author and a horse is that the horse doesn't understand the horse dealer's language. Max Frisch When widows exclaim loudly against second marriages, I would always lay a wager than the man, If not the wedding day, is absolutely fixed on. Henry Fielding Men still have to be governed by deception. Georg C. Lichtenberg
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But to cut off relations with an aggressor may often invite retaliation by

armed action, and this would, in its turn, make necessary some form of collective self-defence by the loyal members of the League. Arthur Henderson Success is 99 percent failure. Soichiro Honda I was in a profession that received a lot of media. Darrell Royal You have to be insane to direct. Morris Chestnut It is impossible to live a pleasant life without living wisely and well and justly. And it is impossible to live wisely and well and justly without living a pleasant life. Epicurus
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In this country protection has always, to some extent, existed; but at some

times it has been efficient, and at others not; and our tendency toward freedom or slavery has always been in the direct ratio of its efficiency or inefficiency. Henry Charles Carey I don't know the true meaning of happiness. Jonathan Davis Is any man free except the one who can pass his life as he pleases? Persius Now the writing in the head, I definitely do every day, thinking about how I want to phrase something or how I'd like to rephrase something I've already written. Stanley Crouch We are suffering from too much sarcasm. Marianne Moore
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The attorney general would call at 5 o'clock in the evening and say:

'Tomorrow morning we are going to try to integrate the University of Mississippi. Get us a memo on what we're likely to do, and what we can do if the governor sends the National Guard there.' Harold H. Greene It's never easy with characters in these dark and grave circumstances but that's my job. Patricia Clarkson I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much. Jeremy Brett An autobiography is an obituary in serial form with the last installment missing. Quentin Crisp The artist is a member of the leisured classes who cannot pay for his leisure. Cyril Connolly
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In justice to human society it may perhaps be said of almost all

the polities and civil institutions in the world, however imperfect, that they have been founded in and carried on with very considerable wisdom. Ezra Stiles Make no mistake about it: Next to parents and families, our teachers are the most important influence in our children's lives. Kenny Guinn Do not worry about the incarnation of ideas. If you are a poet, your works will contain them without your knowledge'they will be both moral and national if you follow your inspiration freely. Vissarion Belinsky It seemed sensible to move to a market town where I could walk everywhere. Mary Wesley Poets have said that the reason to have children is to give yourself immortality. Immortality? Now that I have five children, my only hope is that they are all out of the house before I die. Bill Cosby
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The advantage to Great Britain of a regular free trade in corn would,

therefore, be more by raising the rest of the world to our standard and price, than by lowering the prices here to the standard of the Continent. Joseph Hume Everything has an end. Nicholas Lea The major civilizing force in the world is not religion, it is sex. Hugh Hefner The best morale exist when you never hear the word mentioned. When you hear a lot of talk about it, it's usually lousy. Dwight D. Eisenhower Non-democratic regimes always need to mobilize their people against external enemies in order to maintain internal stability. Natan Sharansky
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What's even more unsettling is the way these people hide what they're doing

from the public. They strip the labels off miracle wheat when they ship it, for instance, and say, 'Watch out. Don't plant too much and don't depend on it too much.' David R. Brower The Harvard Law states: Under controlled conditions of light, temperature, humidity, and nutrition, the organism will do as it damn well pleases. Larry Wall The general who wins the battle makes many calculations in his temple before the battle is fought. The general who loses makes but few calculations beforehand. Sun Tzu I'm a Christian, a conservative, and a Republican, in that order. Mike Pence Realism is not a matter of any fidelity to an empirical reality, but of the discursive conventions by which and for which a sense of reality is constructed. John Fiske
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Now that digital lifestyle devices, tablets, wireless phones, and other Internet appliances are

beginning to come of age, we need to worry about presenting our content to these devices so that it is optimized for their display capabilities. Mike Davidson If every call to Christ and His righteousness is a call to suffering, the converse is equally - every call to suffering is a call to Christ, a promotion, an invitation to come up higher. Charles Bent No man ever wetted clay and then left it, as if there would be bricks by chance and fortune. Plutarch She just kept hitting me in the head with her fists, over, and over and over. David Gest All we ask is to be let alone. Jefferson Davis
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You know, that kind of coldness, you know. And I think, yeah, I

think that definitely helped. The female characters on the show, you can see some of them wanting to know what makes him tick. And I guess that translates into some of the fans outside. You know? Matt Robinson Social order at the expense of liberty is hardly a bargain. Marquis de Sade The simple act of paying attention can take you a long way. Keanu Reeves There is no right in acting. Frank Langella To be doing good deeds is man's most glorious task. Sophocles
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We are looking for targets that have a tremendous strategic fit for the

company. The colleges must have complementary education programs, have an excellent reputation, long operating history and solid regulatory compliance. John Larson Everyone wants to get better as they go along, but sometimes it's all you can do to stay consistent. Peter Straub The only think I like better than talking about Food is eating. John Walters I'm here today because I refused to be unhappy. I took a chance. Wanda Sykes I never got away from the war. Not because I was obsessed with it in those years, but because it was the event of my generation and I started out covering it so I stayed with it. Neil Sheehan
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My present work concerns the problems connected with the theory of elementary particles,

the theory of gravitation and cosmology and I shall be glad if I can manage to make some contribution to these important branches of science. Andrei Sakharov I do believe there's good in all of us, even if it's layered over so thickly. Lili Taylor Our officers and men behaved like men who are determined to be free. Anthony Wayne I'm not trying to say that it never hurt or that I never felt its sting, but I can honestly say that I never blamed anybody for racism. I have considered it more of a manifestation of humanity's problem rather than my personal problem. Robert Guillaume When I interview celebrities, I always try to throw them off balance. My favorite is to ask 'em about crazy sex stuff like donkey punches and Monroe transfers. Works every time. Rachel Perry
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I have a profound belief in the power of the Sacraments. I believe

that in a Divine way the use of them teaches the teachable their inward meaning and therefore I think we need be in no hurry to attempt to teach new converts all that we think we know about them. Roland Allen A thousand acres that can feed a thousand souls is better than ten thousand acres of no more effect. William Petty The glory of Christianity is to conquer by forgiveness. William Blake I write in order to attain that feeling of tension relieved and function achieved which a cow enjoys on giving milk. H. L. Mencken There is, hidden or flaunted, a sword between the sexes till an entire marriage reconciles them. C. S. Lewis
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My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it

sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name. Holly Marie Combs We had some marvelous outtakes, but the producer had destroyed them all. Alan Young The management of fertility is one of the most important functions of adulthood. Germaine Greer There are few things more satisfying than seeing your children have teenagers of their own. Doug Larson It is a maxim of old that among themselves all things are common to friends. Jean Racine
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I repeat that the distance between the earth and her satellite is a mere trifle,

and undeserving of serious consideration. I am convinced that before twenty years are over, one-half of our earth will have paid a visit to the moon. Jules Verne What I love about 'The Chew' is that we have these celebrities come on, and you get to see them in a different light, cooking or enjoying food, when we usually don't see them in that setting. So it's a lot of fun for their fans to see them be normal people and having that commonality of food. Carla Hall I don't want the big flashing lights and red carpet, like, 'Here comes another Bon Iver album!' I just want it to be my bedroom-y thing. But that'll take a while to figure out. Justin Vernon The very essence of architecture consists of a variety and development reminiscent of natural organic life. This is the only true style in architecture. Alvar Aalto I came to architecture from building. Because my father was a builder, everybody was - and is - a builder in my family. Renzo Piano ...
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In 2003, I almost died of an intestinal blockage when I was on a mountain

in Chile, filming a segment for 'Scientific American Frontiers.' Alan Alda But I feel truly wowed by the architecture and the meaning of the architecture if you get lost in it and think about the man hours in the smallest little chapel, and the love involved. God it's fantastic. Paul Bettany If only Coca-Cola had had the kind of message to accompany its addictive deliciousness that Fox News has, we'd all be speaking Cokelish today. Steven Weber I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first. Peter Ustinov I have never seen a bad television program, because I refuse to. God gave me a mind, and a wrist that turns things off. Jack Paar Philosophy of science without history of science is empty; history of science without philosophy of science is blind. Imre Lakatos My advice to new artists is to embrace a broader concept of timelessness than vintage or retro. Brandi Carlile Every em...
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My brother was a great audience, and if he liked the picture, he would laugh

and laugh and laugh, and he would want to keep the picture. Making people laugh with an image I had created... what power that was! Lynn Johnston Mies van der Rohe's architecture and modern architecture in general suffered from not only being repetitive, but not explaining to the populous what the different rooms were for. Charles Jencks I feel now it's useless to keep hoping. The way things are today, we live in a world that needs laughter, and I've decided if I can make people laugh, I'm making a more important contribution. Paul Lynde At that time, we were in charge. We didn't ask. We just did. We just did what was in our heart. Ben E. King The care of a wise and good man for his only son is inferior to the regard of the great Parent of the universe for his creatures. John Woolman My mother still calls me Jim and that is about it. Everyone else calls me Lee. My wife calls me whatever. Lee Child My grandmother gave birth to 13 children and I come...
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If I stumbled badly in doing the job, I think it would have made life

more difficult for women, and that was a great concern of mine and still is. Sandra Day O'Connor Barack wants to stop all children from working on the farm... Can you imagine this? I just, I can't fathom that. Did you ever think we'd grow up in America and see something like that? Let me take it one step further. He wants to disallow the 4-H from training children to work on a farm. John Raese People try to read a lot into what 'digital' means. It's just another platform. There are very attractive things that happen if you invest in content - movies, TV production, acquired series, specialty genres, digital distribution of our magazines, sports rights. Jeffrey Bewkes I was not created to be occupied by eating delicious foods like tied up cattle. Ali ibn Abi Talib Museums are not normally presenting the works on the walls as provocations to work. It's more like going to a Jacuzzi. Hans Haacke Being at the centre of a film is a burden one takes ...
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I read 'The Bell Jar' as an adolescent and, like most teenagers, had no

 problem identifying with a young woman who had everything going for her - looks, talent, opportunity, with her 'whole life ahead of her,' yadda, yadda, yadda - yet was spiraling into misery. Lionel Shriver I always wanted to write a book. Not a romance novel. Maybe a crime thriller. Something with action. Maybe that will happen some day. Becky Sauerbrunn I began to study martial arts because it was a great form of exercise, and I knew it would help my acting career. Martial arts reminded me of dancing. It has helped me learn fight sequences quicker. Olga Fonda I told my team, 'I don't want to go out for Asian roles anymore.' Ross Butler The Wodehouse language is so rich and detailed and hilarious. John Lithgow The Corbynista brand of politics representing metropolitan, middle class, pro-open border values is far removed from millions of Labour voters, especially those who voted Leave in the referendum. Nigel Farage What comes into...
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I think when people mean that Discworld books have become darker they really mean the

series is growing up. In 'The Colour of Magic' most of the city is set alight. It's a joke, in much the same way that the Earth is destroyed almost at the start of Douglas Adams's 'The Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy.' Terry Pratchett So much of what makes a room great is how you enter and circulate through it, how it addresses the body. Annabelle Selldorf The blind must not only be fed and housed and cared for; they must learn to make thir lives useful to the community. Julia Ward Howe I have a tremendous desire to learn, and to grow, and to develop whatever I have that will make for any kind of improvement in me. Lawrence Welk Here in the big city people spend their time thinking about work and about money; they don't give some value to friendships and it can be depressing. Adriana Lima As much as you put into it is as much as you get out of it. Nuno Bettencourt I'd just rather have a really sharp, interesting, smart gay son than some big d...
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In the lexicon of the political class, the word 'sacrifice' means that the citizens are

supposed to mail even more of their income to Washington so that the political class will not have to sacrifice the pleasure of spending it. George Will Whether or not we can save Lake Michigan, whether or not we can avoid a breakdown in our criminal justice system are more important than whether or not I'm going to be governor. Bill Scott You don't make progress by standing on the sidelines, whimpering and complaining. You make progress by implementing ideas. Shirley Chisholm Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing. Dick Cavett If you're bored with life - you don't get up every morning with a burning desire to do things - you don't have enough goals. Lou Holtz I feel that my whole life is a contribution. Pete Seeger Then the war became a real problem and along with other shortages, they started to have paper problems. Gil Kane
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I am totally, completely, 100% in love with fashion. I would wear Chanel gowns to

the grocery store if I could. I'm a huge fan of Chanel and Versace, and I actually have always dreamed of designing my own line one day. Ksenia Solo History is hereditary only in this way: we, all of us, inherit everything, and then we choose what to cherish, what to disavow, and what to do next, which is why it's worth trying to know where things come from. Jill Lepore Men know something that women don't know. Never ask directions of a stranger. Craig Brown It would be unthinkable to have a top-ten list of multiple narrative novels that doesn't include David Mitchell. 'Cloud Atlas' is the most obvious choice, but I have opted for Mitchell's slightly lesser known debut, 'Ghostwritten.' Susan Barker I think there's a culture in Rajasthan Royals that has been there before I got here, so I've come into it. I've enjoyed being part of it and embraced it. They are quite clear about the fact that bottom lines are important, and there...
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I wasn't the brightest button in the class at school, but I enjoyed cooking and baking.

  I wasn't clever enough at Maths O-level to get onto the cookery teaching course I really wanted to do, so I did a catering course instead. Mary Berry It won't happen. It would be an impossible dream. But I'd love to see 'Citizens United' overruled. Ruth Bader Ginsburg In the new Georgia, Stalin is no longer Georgian. He's a Russian emperor. Simon Sebag Montefiore We are concerned with that curious bunch of nonconformists who explain their participation in negative terms: that bunch of do-gooders that goes under all sorts of names - liberals, leftists, etc. These are the people who argue that they are not responsible for white racism and the country's 'inhumanity to the black man.' Steven Biko A lot of people ask me, 'Are you going to do a sequel to 'The Guest' or 'You're Next?' - those movies weren't financially viable, so even though there are a lot of fans of it, it'd be a pretty small market we'd be appealing ...
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I really never thought I was that good at film. And honestly still don't. My

strength is language. My background is monologues and a certain kind of Brechtian spin on theater.Liev Schreiber The First Amendment does not give you the right to commit a crime.Jeanine Pirro With lyrics, being a poet gave me a different approach than other people.Jamila Woods That is one of my greatest strengths. I am not afraid to face challenges or any matchup in the league.Paul Pierce My life has been pretty unconventional. The publishers saw a story in it, and yes, my life has been put in a book.Harshvardhan Rane If you ask a young man from my team, 'Would you rather deal with police or with White?' they'll tell you 'police' every time.Jesse White If I wasn't a pro-athlete, I would probably eat any dessert dish every day!Zach LaVine We have seen the most difficult times and were there to back each other. We have struggled, seen career highs and lows, and know we will be there for each other forever. We have together build our relations...
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